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He screen on the Nexus 7 is 16x10 (along with almost every other android tablet) so it's not a contender for a lot of people. It's also pretty bulky for its size. And the battery life isn't as good, and it's got android, which just isn't the best OS. Unfortunately there aren't any good 7/8inch tablets with windows on yet either (and they all have 16x10 screens) and MS have gimped RT with the *******isation of full windows on an arm device.
So yep, basically Apple have the monopoly on a lot of people, even if their OS isn't brilliant.
Partly because thee is no clear benefit and one big downside of the larger iPad. Yes it has a higher resolution screen and slightly faster internals, however the device is also significantly bigger but doesn't display any more content with the speed being a bit of a non issue on iOS as it'll still run without a hitch. There are massive benefits of the mini over the full size pad it you use it for anything other than a laptop "replacement", for example when travelling. It's smaller and lighter yet shows the same as the full size one, but fits in a pocket for the commute by train to work or uses up less important bag space when going abroad. It depends on the useable though I admit. I bought mine specifically to view photos taken when I am travelling around, a laptop is too big, a 10inch tablet has no benefit (used to use a 10inch touchpad) but the mini fits in nicely. The other thing never really mentioned is the Nexus 7 isn't really comparable with the mini, it's about the same volume but the screen is actually significantly smaller.
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I wonder if we'll see a retina iPad mini and a price reduction on the current mini's?
I was planning to upgrade to a retina originally, but I'm pretty happy w/ my mini as it is so I'll probably skip the next generation at least.
I wonder if we'll see a retina iPad mini and a price reduction on the current mini's?
I was planning to upgrade to a retina originally, but I'm pretty happy w/ my mini as it is so I'll probably skip the next generation at least.
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Look in the right places and you can get it now, then once it officially comes out get it.
Not live. It will be available afterwards though.
Look in the right places and you can get it now, then once it officially comes out get it.
I think I'm just going to wait and play it safe, I've waited long enough for it
Last year it was streamed live on Safari for Mac and iOS devices. Hoping for the same this year.
Ah, I stand corrected. Yes, I think I remember watching it via C|Net with Brian Tong and co.
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None of the iPads are aimed at tech-savvy people, i think that's part of the point.
They will go 4k with Apple TV. If not this event then next. It will ultimately be an addition to long chain of failed Apple devices as neither content, bandwidth, nor interest from living room PPV TV viewer is there. Most programming in US and Europe isn't even proper HD. Investing in 4K is like investing in Nokia mobile as a photographic device because it claims 41 megapixels, while taking worse pictures than 4megapixel, 13 years old Canon 1D.
It's the same with 4k and apple. All the pixels in the world, all the aspirations in the world won't change the fact most of the content available as HD is still barely defendable and below par, and nobody, not even studios, want another massive investment in buying rights to celluloid tapes out again and getting another garage outfit to recapture it in ProRes as UltraHD.
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People used to complain that the AppleTV was only 720p.
If they make it 4K, great, how is that a negative move?
They can't win clearly.
Rumour is the 'hardware update' for apple TV got delayed, so most of the announcement will be software / subscription based. Another rumour being that US's biggest cable TV operator is going to allow its 300+ channels to appear on Apple TV streamed over the internet (for subscribers) with various catchup options.
Means nothing to us brits, so i expect other then the ipad announcement there will be little to catch my eye.
Means nothing to us brits, so i expect other then the ipad announcement there will be little to catch my eye.
My fear for this event is Apple will release the iPad Mini 2 with retina but gimp it so it's not as fast as the iPad 5, but it really needs to be as it will be running the same Apps and pushing the same amount of pixels. I wouldn't mind it costing roughly the same as the iPad 5 as long as the specs are the same. They could keep the iPad 2 and Mini as the budget none retina models and bring us the 5 and Mini 2 as the top end which I think would please everyone.
People used to complain that the AppleTV was only 720p.
If they make it 4K, great, how is that a negative move?
They can't win clearly.
It's not negative move. Any move forward is better, to a degree. But it's a move into dead zone market. Very few will buy into it and those that will invest in it, will complain about lack of content or quality of conversion.
It's the "be there first" syndrome. It that kind of "we made electric car for all of you commuters" "Yes, but it has a range of donkey cart and needs 2 days to get 70 miles from Kent to London on a rainy night" type of thing. Apple does that in recent months. "We listened carefully to what you all said and...."
"We made iMovie Plus with magic timeline for all of you people who needed professional editing software"
"We made small cylindrical computer with no drives for all of you people who wanted bigger chassis with more drive space"
"We made ipad with smaller screen for all of you people who wanted phone with larger screen"
"We made expensive plastic phone for all of you people who wanted classic iphone to be cheaper"
and so on, so forth.